Vintage Yamaha G50 210 Guitar Amp - Thrift store find // Gear Repair

[@davecooper360]

I remember they had one of these in the school band room way back in '81 - '82 when i was starting guitar.

[@mmckiver]

I'm an Ottawa native that used to shop at Song Bird as well, nice Easter egg!

[@instrumentsaudioetc]

They're still kicking, called spaceman music now, good people.

[@RobMods]

Great amp. I wish I still had my old 100W 212 from this era. Very good speakers in these, and the early 80's yamahas as well. FWIW, I'd also put an ESR meter on the electrolytics, but there's every chance they are all fine, even if this has had lots of run time. The Japanese components are very high quality and the circuits usually have everything well within their tolerances. The only other thing I'd check is the mains and chassis earth, just for safety. Thanks for the video mate!

[@instrumentsaudioetc]

I find this 50 loud as hell, can't imagine the 100w

[@sdsturges2464]

they must be popular at value village as i got mine there too. i paid $80.00 but it was still a good deal . plus the family of mice living inside it was a bonus. a bonus my wife was not crazy about .

[@instrumentsaudioetc]

80$ is still a great deal for these. These amps are total sleepers. People overlook them but they are loud and clean and sound great for a solid state amp.

[@johnricci4511]

I bought my 210 about 10 years ago for $50 with the same crunchy pot syndrome. I cleaned it enough to test it and where you removed the reflector, I have a printed sticker that reads "Jazz Bastard". It sits on a swivel stand beside my bed but the THR10C at th e foot of the bed is on 24/7.

[@peachmelba1000]

I had a G50 410 a long time ago, and it had a built in chorus, instead of tremelo. It was loud as hell. Wish I still had it.

[@MegaGuitman]

I did too I loved that amp ...I wish I still had it

[@SymbolicSplenetic]

Holy shit, those capacitors look excellent considering their age.

[@instrumentsaudioetc]

still sound clean too

[@musicteacha]

Great amp, great video. Thanks

[@instrumentsaudioetc]

thanks for the comment

[@shanechandler5672]

I got one just like yours for $40 at the bargain stores cleaned it up and it works beautifully also had hard to find footswitch with it

[@instrumentsaudioetc]

very cool!

[@thomasrevere1728]

I bought one of these through Goodwill's auction site for $63 and some change. When I got it home and tested it, it sounded really rough. I took it apart, sprayed the insides of the pots, put it back together and now it sounds superb. To anyone that attempts something like this, DO NOT TOUCH THE CAPACITORS. IT CAN KILL YOU. I wouldn't touch any of the circuitry.

[@aitken1965]

I bought the G100 212 Mark II recently for CAD $175. It reminds me of a Twin Reverb in terns if tone.

[@bb_lz9790]

Paul Rivera was involved in the design of the Series II Yamaha amps. There's a KZbin video of him talking about it. Beyond that, if you looked at a schematic of the G100 Series II and compare it to a Twin Reverb, aside from the Yamaha being solid state, the preamp circuit looks just like a Fender. I bought one a few years ago and it has become my main amp! I had been wrestling with the overdrive channel for quite a while. Once I simply set the tone controls like the clean channel, set up the gain structure to just start to get furry and hit it the front end with a TS style overdrive pedal, it sounds great!

[@bb_lz9790]

The Pre-Set Volume control only works with the footswitch. It's like a volume boost.

[@instrumentsaudioetc]

Yea figured that out after the video

[@MegaGuitman]

I wonder why Yamaha stopped making these amps they were wonderful

[@instrumentsaudioetc]

They should definitely do a reissue of this series

[@neilerdefined]

Ancient Splooge!

[@TheElectricfishmusic]

Hi Mike - I'm wondering if you can give a definitive answer on whether it's safe to run an early 80s solid state Yamaha G50 with the speaker disconnected. I like the sound of the direct out for recording, but I want to record silent. But without knowing for sure I'm afraid to disconnect the speaker. I'd hate to ruin the amp. Thanks!

[@z4cat12]

I have a JX50, im missing the fuse and the fuse holder. I know its a 250v 2a but i cant find info on the size at all, nor the size of the holder. Any info?

[@jnuhjnuh]

I'm determined to turn this renown "clean" amp into a DOOM destroyer by diming the gain.. using a rat 2, and running the line out into my mesa simul.... will update.

[@saintjabroni]

Any update on this matter?

[@jnuhjnuh]

@@saintjabroni the amp I ordered dint show up. had to request a refund via reverb. still looking for another one.

[@saintjabroni]

@@jnuhjnuh Thanks for the response.

[@dangitdan9938]

For some reason the one I got the 2A and 3A fuses were switched. 🤷‍♂️ Any reason someone would do this on purpose?

[@dangitdan9938]

I’m trying to pick one up now. I’ll let ya know if I get it, how much and if it works or not. Lol

[@bmoneybby]

What happened?

[@dangitdan9938]

@@bmoneybby had it for about a month and sold it. It was a cool amp and got some good sounds from it but wasn't really my thing. Not to say I wouldn't grab another one down the road, I would, but want quite what I needed.

[@bmoneybby]

@@dangitdan9938 nice. Did you use any pedals or anything in it? Any good tones of note?

[@dangitdan9938]

@@bmoneybby oh yeah, lots of fuzz and OD mainly and it took them like a champ.

[@bmoneybby]

@@dangitdan9938 sweet! I'll check it out.

[@shanechandler5672]

And what year were these made?

[@instrumentsaudioetc]

this specific model, mid to late 70's

[@shanechandler5672]

@@instrumentsaudioetc my reverb has quit working could the tank be bad?

[@bmoneybby]

​@@shanechandler5672mine also does not work 😡

[@shanechandler5672]

Found one at Bargain store near my house asking $69 for is it worth that or i should i talk down to say to $40